American Folk Blues Festival 1966

(1)(2)(3) Recorded live at the Friedrichstadt-Palast, East-Berlin, East-Germany, October 16, 1966
(4)(5) Recorded live in Germany, 1966
(6) Recorded live in England, 1966


Vinyl releases:
American Folk Blues Festival '66
(1) Fontana - 1966 Germany/UK/France
(2) Amiga - 1969 East-Germany
(2) Amiga - 1979 East-Germany
Look Out Sam!
(3) Scout - 1969 UK

CD releases:
American Folk Blues Festival '66
(1) L+R - 1990 US
(2) Amiga/BMG - 2004
American Folk Blues Festival 1965/1966/1967/1969
(1) L+R/Bellaphon - 2002
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966 Volume One
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969 Volume Two
(4) Reelin' in the Years/Experience Hendrix - 2003
(4) Reelin' in the Years/Experience Hendrix - 2004

DVD releases:
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966 Volume One
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966 Volume Two
(5) Reelin' in the Years/Experience Hendrix - 2003
(5) Reelin' in the Years/Experience Hendrix - 2004
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969 Volume Three
(5) Reelin' in the Years/Experience Hendrix - 2004
The American Folk Blues Festival: The British Tours 1963-1966
(6) Reelin' in the Years/Experience Hendrix - 2007


Roosevelt Sykes:
- Running the Boogie (1)(2)
- Night Time Is the Right Time (2)
- Tall Heavy Mama (5)
Roosevelt Sykes - piano, vocals
Jack Myers - bass
Freddie Below - drums

Otis Rush:
- All Your Love (1)(2)
- Sweet Little Angel (mistakenly titled: My Own Fault) (1)(2)
- It Takes Time (2)(3)
- I Can't Quit You Baby (4)(5)
Otis Rush - guitars, vocals
Little Brother Montgomery - piano
Jack Myers - bass
Freddie Below - drums

Little Brother Montgomery:
- I Keep on Drinking (1)(2)
- Pinetop's Boogie Woogie (2)
Little Brother Montgomery - piano, vocals
Freddie Below - drums

Sleepy John Estes:
- You Shouldn't Do It* (1)(2)
- Yellow Jam Blues (2)
Sleepy John Estes - acoustic guitar, vocals
Yank Rachell - mandolin, vocals*

Junior Wells:
- Checkin' on My Baby (1)(2)
- Help Me (A Tribute to Sonny Boy Williamson) (1)(2)
- Vietnam Blues (2)(3)
- Over Yonder Walls (2)(3)
- Shake My Hand (3)
- Hoodoo Man Blues (4)(5)
- What'd I Say (6)
Junior Wells - harmonica, vocals
Otis Rush - guitars
Jack Myers - bass
Freddie Below - drums

Sippie Wallace:
- Suitcase Blues (1)(2)
- Women Keep Your Mouth Shut (2)
- Women Keep Your Mouth Shut (Women Bed Wise) (4)(5)
Sippie Wallace - vocals
Little Brother Montgomery - piano
Jack Myers - bass
Freddie Below - drums

Robert Pete Williams:
- Louise (1)(2)
- Midnight Boogie (2)
Robert Pete Williams - acoustic guitar, vocals

Big Joe Turner:
- Flip Flop and Fly (1)(2)
- Roll 'em Pete* (1-fadeout)(2)
- Feeling Happy (Well Oh Well) (2)
- Come on Baby (3)
- Flip Flop and Fly (4)(5)
- Well Oh Well (6)
Big Joe Turner - vocals
Otis Rush - guitars
Little Brother Montgomery - piano
Roosevelt Sykes - piano*
Jack Myers - bass
Freddie Below - drums

American Folk Blues Festival 1965

(1)(2)(3) Recorded in a studio, Hamburg, Germany, October 7, 1965
(4)(5)(8#) Recorded live in a small TV studio, Baden Baden, Germany, September 27-30, 1965
(6)(7) Recorded at Wessex Sound Studios, London, England, October 20, 1965
(8) Recorded at Wessex Sound Studios, London, England, October 21, 1965
(9)(10) Recorded at Wessex Sound Studios, London, England, October 20, 1965
(11) Recorded in a studio, Hamburg, Germany, October 8, 1965 (?)


Vinyl releases:
American Folk Blues Festival '65
(1) Fontana - 1965 Germany/UK/France
(1) L+R - 1983 Germany/US
Big Mama Thornton In Europe
(6) Arhoolie - 1966 US
(6) Stateside - 1966 Japan
Eddie Boyd: Five Long Years
(8) Fontana - 1965 Europe
(8) L+R - 1980 Germany
Doctor Ross: The Flying Eagle
(9) Blue Horizon - 1965 UK
Look Out Sam
(11) Scout - 1969 UK

CD releases:
American Folk Blues Festival '65
(1) L+R - 1983 Germany/US
American Folk Blues Festival 1965/1966/1967/1969
(1) L+R/Bellaphon - 2002
American Folk Blues Festival '62-'65
(2) Evidence - 1995
Lost Blues Tapes/More American Folk Blues Festival 1963-65
(3) ACT - 2004
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966 Volume One
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969 Volume Two
(4) Reelin' in the Years/Experience Hendrix - 2003
(4) Reelin' in the Years/Experience Hendrix - 2004
Big Mama Thornton In Europe
(7) Arhoolie - 2005 US
Eddie Boyd: Five Long Years
(8) L+R - Germany
(8) Evidence - 1994 US (8#) Bonus tracks
Doctor Ross: The Flying Eagle
(9) Blue Horizon - 2000
(10) Orbis - 1997

DVD releases:
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966 Volume One
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966 Volume Two
(5) Reelin' in the Years/Experience Hendrix - 2003
(5) Reelin' in the Years/Experience Hendrix - 2004
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969 Volume Three
(5) Reelin' in the Years/Experience Hendrix - 2004


Mississippi Fred McDowell:
- Highway 61 (1)(2)
- Got a Letter This Morning (2)(3)
- Going Down to the River (4)(5)
Mississippi Fred McDowell - acoustic guitar, vocals

J.B. Lenoir:
- Slow Down* (1)(2)
- If I Get Lucky (2)(3)
- Down in Mississippi** (11)
- I Feel So Good** (11)
J.B. Lenoir - acoustic guitar, vocals
Big Walter Horton - harmonica*
unknown - percussion**

Big Walter Horton:
- Blues Harp Shuffle (2)(3)
- Christine (1)(2)
- Shakey's Blues* (5)
Big Walter Horton - harmonica, vocals
Buddy Guy - guitars
Eddie Boyd - piano*
Jimmie Lee Robinson - bass
Freddie Below - drums

Roosevelt Sykes:
- Come on Back Home* (1)(2)
- Sail on* (2)(3)
- Gulfport Boogie (5)
Roosevelt Sykes - piano, vocals
Buddy Guy* - guitars
Jimmie Lee Robinson* - bass
Freddie Below* - drums

Eddie Boyd:
- Five Long Years* (1)(2)(8#)
- The Big Question* (1)(2)(8#)
- Five Long Years* (4)(5)
- Five Long Years (8)
- Hello Stranger* (8)
- Where You Belong (8)
- I'm Comin' Home (8)
- My Idea (8)
- The Big Question* (8)
- Come on Home (8)
- Blue Monday Blues (8)
- Eddie's Blues* (8)
- All the Way (8)
- Twenty-Four Hours Of Fear (8)
- Rock the Rock (8)
Eddie Boyd - piano, organ*, vocals
Buddy Guy - guitars
Jimmie Lee Robinson - bass
Freddie Below - drums

Jimmie Lee Robinson (as Lonesome Jimmy Lee):
- Rosalie (1)(2)(8#)
Jimmie Lee Robinson - guitars, vocals
Eddie Boyd - organ
Buddy Guy - bass
Freddie Below - drums

John Lee Hooker:
- King of the World* (1)(2)
- Della Mae* (1)(2)
- Della Mae* (alt. take) (2)(3)
- Della Mae* (false start) (3)
- Hobo Blues (5)
John Lee Hooker - guitars, vocals
Buddy Guy - bass*
Freddie Below - drums*

Buddy Guy:
- First Time I Met the Blues* (1)(2)
- South Side Jump (2)(3)
- Out of Sight (5)
Buddy Guy - guitars, vocals
Eddie Boyd - piano*
Jimmie Lee Robinson - bass
Freddie Below - drums

Big Mama Thornton:
- Hound Dog* (1)(2)(8#)
- Hound Dog* (alt. take) (2)(3)
- Down Home Shakedown** (5)
- Hound Dog* (4)(5)
- Swing It on Home* (6)(7)
- Sweet Little Angel* (6)(7)
- The Place* (6)(7)
- Little Red Rooster**** (6)(7)
- Unlucky Girl*** (6)(7)
- Hound Dog*** (6)(7)
- My Heavy Load******** (6)(7)
- School Boy******** (6)(7)
- Down-Home Shake-Down******* (6)(7)
- Your Love Is Where It Ought to Be***** (6)(7)
- Session Blues****** (6)(7)
- I Need Your Love***** (7)
- Good Time in London********* (7)
- Chaffeur Blues******** (7)
- Swing It on Home (alt. take)* (7)
- Hound Dog (alt. take)* (7)
Big Mama Thornton - vocals, harmonica**,*****,******* drums*****,******,*********
Buddy Guy - guitars*,**,***,****,*****,******,*******,*********
Eddie Boyd - piano*,**,***,*****,******,********* organ****,*******
Jimmie Lee Robinson - bass*,**,***,****,*******,*********
Freddie Below - drums*,**,***,****,*****,*******
Big Walter Horton - harmonica**,***,******,*******,*********
J.B. Lenoir - harmonica**
Doctor Ross - harmonica**
John Lee Hooker - harmonica*
Mississippi Fred McDowell - acoustic guitar********

Doctor Ross:
- My Black Name is Ringing (1)(2)
- Farewell Baby (2)(3)
- Feel So Good (5)
- Flying Eagle Boogie (9)(10)
- Goin' Down Slow (9)(10)
- Something to Tell You Want All My Friends to Know (9)(10)
- Tommy Dorsey Boogie (9)(10)
- Hobo Blues (9)(10)
- Mother Before This Time Another Year (9)(10)
- Bad Whiskey Bad Women (9)(10)
- Decoration Day (9)(10)
- Too Close Together (9)(10)
- Rollin' And Tumblin' (9)(10)
- Mean Old World (9)(10)
- Rock Me (9)(10)
- The Fox Chase (10)
- Call The Doctor (10)
Doctor Ross - acoustic guitar, vocals, drums, harmonica